Sabougla, Mississippi

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Sabougla, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Sabougla
Coordinates: 33°46′33″N89°27′51″W / 33.77583°N 89.46417°W / 33.77583; -89.46417
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Calhoun
Elevation
331 ft (101 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 662
GNIS feature ID676987 [1]

Sabougla is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States. [1]

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History

The community takes its name from Sabougla Creek, which flows near the site. [2] A post office called Sabougla was in operation from 1873 until 1920. [3]

Notable person

Leo Welch, a gospel blues musician and guitarist, was born at Sabouga in 1932. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Sabougla". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 89. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Leo Welch". All Music. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
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